Fab 5 Freddy recalls how he brought underground art forms mainstream respect

NPR | By Adrian Ma,

Gabriel J. Sánchez, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published March 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM EDT

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Fab 5 Freddy, a pioneer of graffiti art and hip-hop filmmaking, on his new memoir Everybody's Fly.

Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.

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Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered. Sánchez identifies stories, books guests, and produces what you hear on air. Sánchez also directs All Things Considered on Saturdays and Sundays.

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